Nonmelting candle



INVENTOR PauzZ fl. Jfuzzicife,

BY ATTORNEY.

Patented July 18, 1950 UNITED S TATES PATENT OF Fl CE,

.-=N,0NMELTING CANDLE Paul A. Hunicke, KansasCity, Mo.

- -App lication September 29, 1947;Serial- No. 776,802

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The presentinventionrelates'moreparticularly to apermanent rnonmeltingcandle embodying a fuel chamber, a .burner,. and; aawick.

. One object. is. .to. .providerra; permanent 1 candle which can ,be.maintained .at less: expen e. tha the customary .wax orcomposi-tacandle, much, of which is consumed .by..the-;flame:.whilemost, of the remainder'becomes melted-by. radiant heatfrqm the flame andrunsdown upon. the outer surface of the candle and the candle holder,thereby producingan unsightly appearance.

Another object of theinvention -is the-provision of a plural strandwick, the main strand of which extends upward from the fuel chamber andthrough th burner where it may be ignited, the other or feeder strandsextending from the lower to the upper portion of the fuel chamber wherethey are formed into a loop through which the main strand may be drawnoutward from time to time as it is consumed by the flame, and onbecoming too short to reach down into the liquid fuel, is suppliedtherewith by the feeder strands which constantly remain the same length.

Other objects will hereinafter appear, and in order that the inventionmay be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe candle with a burnermounted upon the upper end thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a fuel tank adapted to be fixedwithin a composite candle as the candle is being molded,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of burner.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the modified form of burner associatedwith a wick.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of another modified form of burner.

In carrying out the invention I employ a candle 2 which may be cast fromcomposite material, metal, or be fabricated from sheet metal. As shownby Fig. 1 the candle tapers towards its upper end 4 the greater portionof its length, while its lower portion tapers towards its lower end 6,to snugly fit into a candle holder, not shown. The candle may be made inmany different sizes for use in churches, the household, or wherevercandles are needed. When molded from composite material the candle isreinforcedby a liquid fuel tank 8 comprising a cylindrical body portionl0 closed at its bottomportion l2, and open at its upper end, whichlatter preferably reaches to the upper open end of the candle.

The tank 8 may be of any desired length and Z Pwvide atits closed bo toport n, l2 with-is wire I 4 which extends downwardly will lower n fthecandl asqshown ay-Fi W en-t candle 2 is cast fromm'etal orfabricated-from Sheet, metal or other suitable material, the; fueltankll .and the reinforcing wire. M may be disp nsed w h. in "which iance a fu chambe Will be f rm d ir ct y in the odybf the. candl e upperopenerends of seandlez a d-th fuel tank; tarein rmali y los d by aburner l6 made. from me al o o h r. nonmel-t ns material and providedwith ,a flanged base, 18 whereby it is hel up n the unpe end 9 e gandl"The burner may be made in various forms, such for example as that shownat the upper end of Fig. 1, and those disclosed by Figs. 3, 4 and 5. Asshown by Fig. l the burner It has an upwardly tapered tip 2!! and anaxial bore 22, which latter extends vertically through the burner. Themodified form of burner disclosed by Figs. "3 and 4, has a semisphericaltop 24 with a peripheral flange 26 at its lower portion to fit over theupper end of the candle 2 and the fuel tank 8. The modified form ofburner 28 shown by Fig. 5, is somewhat elongated and tapers towards itsupper and lower ends, and like the other burners has an axial bore 39.The intermediate portion of the burner 28 ha a peripheral flange 32adapted to rest upon the upper end of the candle 2. lower end of theburner 28 is tapered to fit into the upper end of the candle or the fueltank.

An important feature of the invention resides in the wick 34, which maybe made from any suitable material, such for example, as cotton cordwhich readily absorbs liquid fuel in the tank 8 and conducts it bycapillary attraction to the top of the wick where it is ignited.

As shown by Figs. 1 and 4, the wick 34 consists of a central strand 36,and feeder strands 38. The central strand 36 is adapted to extend upwardthrough the axial bore of any of the abovementioned burners and whenlighted provides a flame. As the upper end of the central strand 36 isconsumed by the flame the strand is pulled outwardly as needed until itslower end is above the level of the fuel in the tank 8. However,

it is supplied with fuel by the feeder strands 38 The the feeder strands38 will provide the central strand 36 with a uniform supply of liquidfuel from the tank through capillary attraction. On becoming too shortfor further use, the central strand 36 may be replaced by another, butthe feeder strands 38 may continue in use as they are not affected bythe flame.

The fuel tank 8 and wire M, are used in candles molded from suitablecomposite material to hold the fuel oil and reinforce the candle, butmay be dispensed with when the candle is produced from metal or otherstrong nonporous material, in which event a, fuel chamber is formedwithin the candle itself.

The candle 2 and the burners therefore may be of a plain or ornamentaltype. The fuel oil may be so treated as to permeate the surrounding airwith a pleasant fragrance while being consumed by the flame. The fueloil may also be treated to produce flames of different colors, such, for

example, as red, white, or green to enhance their appearance.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, itis apparent that I have provided a candle possessing the advantagesabove pointed out, and while I have shown several forms of burners Ireserve the right to provide such other forms as properly fall withinthe scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is:

In combination, a device comprising a tallow candle having a recessformed in the upper end thereof, a metallic fuel tank carried in saidrecess, said fuel tank being closed at the bottom and open at the top, areinforcing rod rigidly fixed to the bottom of said fuel tank andextending downwardly through said candle, a, burner closing the upperend of the candle and provided with an axial bore extending verticallytherethrough, and a wick comprising a pair of strands, one of whichextends upwardly from thefuel tank and through the axial bore of theburner whereby it is supported, and the other of which is arrangedwholly within the fuel tank and formed intermediate its ends into a knotin which the first strand is slidably arranged.

PAUL A. HUNICKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 813,940 Bentote Feb. 27, 1906876,523 Burrows Jan. 14, 1908 1,067,184 Lynch July 8, 1913 1,360,387Fisher Nov. 30, 1920 1,583,798 Rosenberg May 11, 1926 2,436,995 HamiltonMar. 2, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 162,800 Great BritainMay 5, 1921

